November 13, 2018 - Universal Robots (UR) is hiring 20+ Rethink staff members, merging UR’s Boston office with Rethink’s former headquarters in the Seaport area in Boston, USA, with immediate effect. These personnel bring collaborative robotics experience in engineering, product development, and customer applications, which will combine with UR’s expertise to continue to drive new collaborative robotics solutions.

Collaborative robots, now the fastest-growing segment of industrial robotics, is forecasted to grow from USD 283 million last year to USD 3.26 billion in 2022 according to BIS Research. Universal Robots’ growth means continually adapting the company structure and processes to deliver its targets for 2019 and beyond. The addition of key Rethink Robotics personnel is intended to help expedite UR’s strategic ambitions and actions.

Universal Robots offers a roadmap for customers of Rethink’s Baxter and Sawyer models, and is ready to help those customers transition to UR cobots.